Lady Bird Johnson 
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SOURCE: The New Yorker
2/16/2022
When Eartha Kitt Disrupted the Ladies Who Lunch
In 1968, real life imitated "Batman" as the Catwoman actress broke the veneer of politeness at a luncheon hosted by Lady Bird Johnson to denounce the war against Vietnam. But while Catwoman always got away, Kitt's career was destroyed for a decade.
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SOURCE: The New Yorker
4/19/2021
What Do We Want in a First Lady?
Books by historian Julia Sweig and journalist Karen Tumulty examine the stated and unstated expecations of the role of First Lady through the stories of Lady Bird Johnson and Nancy Reagan.
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SOURCE: The Atlantic
3/15/2021
The Lost Story of Lady Bird
by Julia E. Sweig
"It is perhaps ironic that so many historians, intent as they are on the president, have missed her sway in the White House, because Lyndon himself was not shy in acknowledging Lady Bird’s crucial role in his administration."
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